Without avoiding the grim statistics, this book reveals the real hope that hurting children can be healed through adoptive and foster parents, social workers, and others who care.

It is clear that we, as a society, must work to ensure that each child has the chance for uninterrupted development. Of course, when the child can do this within his own family of birth, it is best. But because this is not always possible, we need to smooth the path to permanent adoption if these children are to have a chance.

Includes information on foreign adoptions.